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Show oo BASEBALL FANS TOjET BUS! The baseball bco has started buzzing buzz-ing in Ogden in more ways than oue. Simultaneous with tho arrival of the , Missoula club of the Union assocla-j assocla-j tion for Its spring training it was announced an-nounced that a mass meeting of the i locnl fans would be held at the Weber club .Monday evening to launch a ! state league team for tho coming sea-i sea-i sou. I A team will probably be gotten to-I to-I gether at once to play exhibition i games with tho Montana club aud j this will servo to promote Interest In tho state league proposition. It Is to be hoped that the meeting Monday evening will be enthusiastic and largoly attended for Ogden should not ' be hanging hack in what will very likely develop Into tho greatest sea-I sea-I son that baseball has known. What "Bill" Joyce Says. "Ogdou should feel just a little ashamed when It is known that Missoula, Mis-soula, a city of little more than half tho population of this city, can sup-I sup-I port a club In tho Union association," said William Joyce, manager of the j Missoula team, who was a most surprised sur-prised man whon ho arrived In Ogden Og-den for the first time yestorday aud "sized up" tho town. "Ogden should have one of tho best baseball teams in the lutermountaln country," said the Union association maguate last evening. "With the great amount of travel through this , city tho tourists ought to almost sup- I port the team. After I got to looking around yesterday 1 found that Ogden is certainly a great place and should j be one of the best baseball towns in the west." j Mr, Joyce will probably attend tho baseball meeting at the Wobor club , Monday evening and toll tho locul I promoters how to mako busehall a I paying proposition in this city. The meeting will be an open one aud ov- cry baseball fan in the city Is urged j to attend, j Mlsoouln Team Arrives. The Missoula team of the Union as- sociatlon arrived in this city yester- l day atternoon, headed by Manager William Joyce. There 'wore three men In waiting when tho team arrived. making 12 In all and the squad will bo increased to 1G or 17 before the Initial spring practice has progressed far. Manager Joyce in making tvu investigation inves-tigation icgarding a park yesterdav , found that a good grounds was not lanilahle The-Glcnwood park ground ' could not be had and the fair ground are In verj bad condition. It was decided to get the race yack ground Into condition, however, and hold practice? there twice dall. After a 'week of daiiy workouts Manager Joyce will he Vemly for some exhibition games. It Is expected that "Dad" Gimlin will got a tf'Stm together togeth-er for a gamo with tho Mlssoulans about one week from tomorrow or possibly sooner. Manager Joyces has gathered 'vtogeth-er 'vtogeth-er a ery promising bunch dr.jpung-' sters and expects to land 'MIHBo'ulaj well np at the lop of thVlIstln the Union percentage column. |